Saigon

American  

[sahy-gon] / saɪˈgɒn /

noun

1. former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.

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Saigon British  

/ saɪˈɡɒn /

noun

1. the former name (until 1976) of Ho Chi Minh City

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Saigon Cultural  

1. City in southern Vietnam; capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1975.

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American and South Vietnamese forces were headquartered in Saigon during the Vietnam War.

A commercial, industrial, and transportation hub of Southeast Asia, Saigon enjoyed rapid growth and cultural prestige as the capital of French Indochina.

Renamed Ho Chi Minh City by the victorious Vietnamese communists in 1976.

Example Sentences

Find Vietnamese cinnamon — sometimes labeled Saigon cinnamon — and bring it home.

From Salon

While it will be Evans' first taste of Broadway, he is a well established performer in London's West End, where he has appeared in musicals including Rent and Miss Saigon.

From BBC

The marmalade-loving bear's nine trophies are the most ever for a new musical, and equal the joint record previously set by Miss Saigon and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

From BBC

On April 30, for the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, the Embassy of Sweden of Hanoi posted the documentary “Victory Vietnam” on YouTube.

From Salon

Thomas Fowler is a middle-aged British reporter living in 1950s Saigon with a young Vietnamese woman, Phuong.

From The Wall Street Journal